World Aquatics Championships: China's divers win 2 more golds as swimmers win a bronze
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The pick of diving action came in the men's 10m platform synchronised event, when China's Cheng Zilong and Zhu Zifeng stole first place, winning by just 0.93 points, as they claimed a total of 429.63.
Neutral athletes Nikita Shleikher and Ruslan Ternovoi won silver with 428.70 points, while Americans Carson Tyler and Joshua Hedberg were third with 410.70 points.
'We believed in each other,' Cheng said. 'During our training, we didn't really have that many issues, so we just trusted each other. I trusted in Zhu [for the final two dives] and I trusted that we would be able to close it out.'
Cheng and Zhu scored 60.18 for their third dive, the lowest points awarded in that round, but Shleikher and Ternovoi could put up only 76.68 in their final dive and had to watch as the Chinese pair hit 90.72 to reclaim the top spot.
Chen Yiwen (left) and Chen Jia won the 3m synchronised springboard final with ease. Photo: Xinhua
In the first diving final of the day, Chen Yiwen and Chen Jia dominated the women's three-metre springboard, scoring 325.20 for gold.
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